Colgate vs Bucknell Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/5/25

The Colgate Raiders and the Bucknell Bison meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Stabler Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colgate vs. Bucknell prediction.

Colgate Recap

The Colgate Raiders come into this game looking to build on a 71-59 win over the Army Black Knights to improve to 4-10 overall this season. After this game, Colgate will head home for a matchup with the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

Raiders Looking For Consistency

Nicolas Louis-Jacques leads the Raiders in scoring with 12.1 PPG while Brady Cummins has 10.6 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Jalen Cox has 10.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 3.9 APG to lead the Raiders in the assist department so far this season. Jeff Woodward also added 10 PPG and 6.5 RPG in 6 games played so far this season to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Colgate so far this season. Parker Jones has also added 9.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2 APG as well this season. As a team, Colgate is averaging 67.6 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three, and 70.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Colgate Raiders will win

• Colgate has won each of its last 12 road games against the Patriot League.
• Bucknell has lost each of its last eight games.

Bucknell Recap

The Bucknell Bison come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up with a 66-64 loss to Lehigh last time out to fall to 4-10 on the year as well. After this game, Bucknell will welcome the Lafayette Leopards to town.

Bison Lose 8th In A Row

Josh Bascoe leads the Bison in scoring and assists with 14.7 PPG and 3.7 APG along with 4.6 RPG while Noah Williamson has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead Bucknell in rebounding up to this point in the year. Ian Motta’s added 10.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG in 7 games played so far this year to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Bucknell so far this season. Ruot Bijiek has 8.6 PPG with 3.4 RPG while Achile Spadone has 7.9 PPG with 4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Bucknell is averaging 69.2 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 30.4% from behind the three-point line, and 63.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bucknell Bison will win

• Bucknell has won each of its last seven Sunday day home games against the Patriot League.
• Colgate has lost six of its last seven day games.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Bucknell’s last nine games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 134 or fewer points.
• Eight of Colgate’s last nine games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 135 or fewer points.

Colgate vs. Bucknell Prediction

I’m on the Raiders in this one. The Bison just can’t catch a break right now and they just can’t seem to get out of their own way either. Colgate is a better team than what they’ve shown us up to this point and I just don’t trust Bucknell enough to get up and over the hump with the way they leave points at the foul line, shooting just 63.1% from the line this season, compared to Colgate who are shooting 70.3%. I think that’s the difference in this game as Colgate snags the win and cover in this one.